So it was discovered that Twitter has been granted a patent which covers detection of mobile malware on websites to protect its user base. The patent was filed back in 2012, but well – as we know these things take time. The method is something like the technology Google uses in Chrome to warn you […]
Countermeasures
Passera – Generate A Unique Strong Password For Every Website
We’ve discussed password storage/generation solutions quite often, especially in the news stories about hacks and plain text password leaks, here’s a tool for the more paranoid who don’t want to store their passwords locally or in the cloud. Passera is a simple tool written in Go that allows users to generate a unique strong password […]
HoneyDrive 3 Released – New Honeypot Download Distro ISO
A new version of HoneyDrive has been released codenamed Royal Jelly which is HoneyDrive 3 the greatest Honeypot download out there, Honeypots in a box is a great concept if you want to deploy a honeypot quickly without too much hassle. HoneyDrive is a fairly comprehensive Linux distro based which allows you to quickly download […]
Codesake::Dawn – Static Code Analysis Security Scanner For Ruby
Codesake::Dawn is a source code scanner designed to review your code for security issues. Basically a static analysis security scanner for ruby written web applications. Codesake::Dawn is able to scan your ruby standalone programs but its main usage is to deal with web applications. It supports applications written using majors MVC (Model View Controller) frameworks, […]
Don’t Get Hacked – Have A Free Acunetix Security Scan
The recent Heartbleed vulnerability has highlighted the urgent need for more network level security scanning. In view of this, Acunetix has announced that it will be offering 10,000 users a Free Acunetix Security Scan with the Acunetix Online Vulnerability Scanner (OVS) in a bid to make it easier for businesses to take control of their […]